Venting

[jay]

A couple of days ago, I looked at a graph, had a half-hour of angst over some implications, vented in an LJ entry, shook it off and went on to work, focussed on other things. I nearly disabled comments... instead, spent most of my energy over the past two days replying to comments and working out the aftereffects with various partners.

A meta-level comment: I periodically see something that I perceive as negatively reflecting on myself, become depressed, and then rebound. The "down" period is usually minutes-to-hours... I don't generally sit alone at home bashing myself. And I know that I'm not worthless, or completely without some virtues... whatever I may feel when I'm in one of those self-critical periods.

Posting during those periods, however, has led to unnecessary drama on several occasions (either here or on alt.poly) over the past five years. I think I should begin disabling comments when I'm venting at myself...

Comments

[nolly.livejournal.com]

People should be clear about how they are using their Livejournal, which is the role of a disclaimer. With the exception of private entries, this is a public or semi-public (when posts are filtered) shared space and must be treated as one.

If you choose to display your inner thoughts in public, you have to take responsibility for the results of that choice.

Filters and private entries are tools to be used as appropriate.